Hello everyone. I am new here.

[Rodafina]

I am at work right now, but read everything that you wrote. I so appreciate that you took the time to answer my question in depth. You are well spoken and articulate. Going to read again when I get home. Maybe you should write a book!

Thank you for your kind words, and I have the best hopes for you here. There is one more thing… Written communication is far easier than speaking! I wish I could do most of my communicating this way, as we do on the forum.

 

[Opo]

Thank you for your kind words, and I have the best hopes for you here. There is one more thing… Written communication is far easier than speaking! I wish I could do most of my communicating this way, as we do on the forum.

I am serious. I believe that you are incredibly articulate and well spoken. Have you ever thought about writing a book? I'm sure people would be interested in reading your experiences. I communicate much better in written form, too. I enjoy taking time to form my thoughts. I like to understand my thoughts and in return hope the person on the other end understands my thoughts as well.

 

[Rodafina]

I communicate much better in written form, too. I enjoy taking time to form my thoughts. I like to understand my thoughts and in return hope the person on the other end understands my thoughts as well.

You are in the right place! You are among kindred spirits here.

 

[Opo]

You are in the right place! You are among kindred spirits here.

Oh my goodness, thank you so much for that. Your comment made me smile and feel happy. I have been writing for most of my life. At around 13 years old, I understood that writing is where I could connect with myself and my thought s and my thoughts had some clarity. I do write poetry, spoken word, and essays for fun in a little blog post that I have. I find writing to be incredibly relaxing, meaningful, and truly a beautiful art form.

 

[Opo]

Oh my goodness, thank you so much for that. Your comment made me smile and feel happy. I have been writing for most of my life. At around 13 years old, I understood that writing is where I could connect with myself and my thought s and my thoughts had some clarity. I do write poetry, spoken word, and essays for fun in a little blog post that I have. I find writing to be incredibly relaxing, meaningful, and truly a beautiful art form.

Pardon my grammar errors. I am using voice text right now.

 

[Stuttermabolur]

Oh my goodness, thank you so much for that. Your comment made me smile and feel happy. I have been writing for most of my life. At around 13 years old, I understood that writing is where I could connect with myself and my thought s and my thoughts had some clarity. I do write poetry, spoken word, and essays for fun in a little blog post that I have. I find writing to be incredibly relaxing, meaningful, and truly a beautiful art form.

If you don't mind me asking, what is your blog? I totally understand if you don't want to link to it, but I'm curious. I like writing as well, but don't have the motivation or discipline to do it "for myself", though I enjoy reading other's writing. I'm not a critic and won't give tips, so you don't need to worry about that.

 

[Opo]

If you don't mind me asking, what is your blog? I totally understand if you don't want to link to it, but I'm curious. I like writing as well, but don't have the motivation or discipline to do it "for myself", though I enjoy reading other's writing. I'm not a critic and won't give tips, so you don't need to worry about that.

Hey! Some of those posts are very old, so I am glad you are not a critic. I am on WordPress at Elements of Will. Also just began my podcast. Elements of Will on Spotify. Maybe you could try your own blog. I put my earbuds in, play the music I like and off some thoughts take flight. They land somewhere out from my mind. It's therapeutic. It's self care and self love. Thank you for staying in touch. Have a stellar day!

 

[Thinx]

Hi, well I would say I have been fortunate in that as a young person I went down a route of doing a lot of personal therapy and self development, though with unawareness of autism. This was very helpful, and assisted me in understanding a range of issues, especially family issues and how my upbringing had affected me, etc.

I became a therapist, and eventually self diagnosed as ASD1, when I was doing some further training and working with young people with ASD 1, and understood it's relevance to myself.

This was because despite a lot of useful progress over the years in therapy and through reading and self development, certain areas didn't really change, and I concluded that if it was a case of learning new skills I would have learnt them by then, whereas despite my extensive knowledge about interpersonal skills and social communication, which I had both taught about and written a textbook on, I still found unstructured social communication a mysterious process.

It was a revelation to realise it actually was a difference in me , rather than me being apparently unable to grasp or apply what seemed so straightforward to most others.

 

[Opo]

Hi, well I would say I have been fortunate in that as a young person I went down a route of doing a lot of personal therapy and self development, though with unawareness of autism. This was very helpful, and assisted me in understanding a range of issues, especially family issues and how my upbringing had affected me, etc.

I became a therapist, and eventually self diagnosed as ASD1, when I was doing some further training and working with young people with ASD 1, and understood it's relevance to myself.

This was because despite a lot of useful progress over the years in therapy and through reading and self development, certain areas didn't really change, and I concluded that if it was a case of learning new skills I would have learnt them by then, whereas despite my extensive knowledge about interpersonal skills and social communication, which I had both taught about and written a textbook on, I still found unstructured social communication a mysterious process.

It was a revelation to realise it actually was a difference in me , rather than me being apparently unable to grasp or apply what seemed so straightforward to most others.

I'm definitely going to be reading what you wrote, again. Thank you for leaving a response. There is definitely a lot of information in your response. I will be reading this again to make sure I understand properly. Thank you!